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Aug
30

The Ultimate 1st Birthday gift!

And no we aren’t talking about a trike or cozy coupe! We are talking about your little one’s first trip to the dentist. The first 12 months of your child’s life are an important part of their dental development. Baby teeth tend to come through from 6-9 months and teething can bring a range of…

Dont forget your Tooth brush!

Getting ready for holiday season? Brush up on latest travel advice! It’s that time of year again were we all start to get excited for our much needed summer holidays, Whilst packing all of the important thing we all know the saying ‘don’t forget your toothbrush’ but in light of recent research reported on BBC…

NHS Full capacity

Over the last 12 months our NHS dental patient numbers have risen to the highest ever and in order to ensure we can continue to provide care and service to all our existing patients, we are currently unable to accept any new NHS patients at our practice. We appreciate this will be disappointing for anyone…

Be #SugarSmart

Hands up who eats 5 doughnuts a day?! No, no one. So you definitely wouldn’t let your children! The guardian published an article with information from the Obesity Health Alliance that states that a child’s sugar intake can equal to as many as 5 doughnuts a day or 20 chocolate chip biscuits! Obesity Health Alliance…

First time to our practice!

Whether this appointment is after 6 months or 6 years the first visit to a new dental practice can be daunting- we understand that! We also know for some daunting is an understatement – we pride ourselves on making even the most nervous patient at ease! Here’s a little information of what to expect at…

Ticking time Bomb?

A recent article in the Word of mouth magazine has caught our attention and we think it might catch yours…. A brand new product from Lush has hit the UK market by storm ‘a bath bomb for the mouth’ Sounds to good to be true? It seems this product may be getting attention for all…

Time for a Smile Makeover?

X Factor’s 10th winner Sam Bailey now has her dream smile thanks to cosmetic dentistry. Sam who is now 39, spoke to The Sun newspaper to talk about her smile makeover to close her trademark gap between her front teeth. Sam talks how she felt under pressure to have the spaces closed between her teeth…

“To Floss or Not to Floss”

We recently read an article in The Guardian about whether flossing was a waste of time. Obviously as Dental Professionals we feel very strongly that flossing is anything but a waste of time and should always be part of your Dental Hygiene routine and here’s why as reported by our Hygienist Niamh: Reports that flossing…

Teeth Whitening

Word of Mouth Magazine Research by the Oral Health Foundation established that 1 in 4 people would purchase a Home Whitening Kit or visit a Beautician for Tooth Whitening Treatment rather than visit their Dentist. Did you know that your Dentist is the only qualified professional to provide Tooth Whitening treatment and you can be…

415,000 people in the UK miss at least one day of work per year due to oral health issues

The Business of Dentistry magazine has recently published data on the cost to the UK economy of oral health issues such as absenteeism due to toothache. A study of UK employees has found that around 415,000 people in the UK miss at least one day of work per year due to oral health issues. The…